Spend a day along Whychus Creek with Upper Deschutes Watershed Council collecting aquatic macroinvertebrate samples to improve knowledge about stream health. Learn about efforts to increase flows and restore habitat for salmon and steelhead and visit streamside meadows and rimrock canyons while contributing to our collective understanding of how habitat restoration is changing stream conditions…

Biologists Cary Kerst and Steve Gordon, authors of “Dragonflies and Damselflies of Oregon: A Field Guide” will present an illustrated talk on local dragonflies and damselflies followed by a walk. The presentation is free and open to the public. Donations are warmly welcomed. Cary Kerst is an aquatic entomologist retired from a career in environmental…

When:  Thursday Aug 11, Tuesday Aug 16, Tuesday Aug 23 and Tuesday Aug 30; 5:15pm to Dusk Where:  Meet at the old Ray's parking lot, NE corner of Simpson Ave and Century Drive in Bend Worksite:  Varies There's only one thing better than mountain biking in Bend, and that's riding in Bend knowing that you helped…

Join Commute Options and the Environmental Center as we teach your child the fundamentals for safe biking this summer. This half day class will help provide your child the fundamentals needed to bike safe on roads around town with an adult. We will spend the day practicing hand signals, looking out for cars, stopping and…

What: Joint City Council and Board of Commissioners Public Hearing on UGB expansion When: Thursday, August 25th 1pm - 5pm and 6pm - 9pm Where: Barnes/Sawyer Room - Deschutes Services Center 1300 NW Wall Street If you can't be there, send an email to: councilall@bendoregon.gov Public hearing documents for Bend UGB Remand and Proposed Ordinance can be viewed here.

When:  Thursday Aug 11, Tuesday Aug 16, Tuesday Aug 23 and Tuesday Aug 30, 5:15 to Dusk Where:  Meet at the old Ray's parking lot, NE corner of Simpson Ave and Century Drive in Bend Worksite:  Varies There's only one thing better than mountain biking in Bend, OR and that's riding in Bend, knowing that you…

This June, COTA Movie Night is taking us all along on a wild, West Coast road trip! Fox Racing & Sunnyside Sports is bringing us a Bend screening of Ride Your F#%king Bike! Fox Racing just released its first new full length MTB movie in over a decade: “Ride Your F#%king Bike – The Movie. Powered by Chainsaw.” Featuring Fox athletes Josh Bryceland,…

Come see and learn what can be grown in Central Oregon! FREE GARDENING MINI CLASSES Taught by OSU Master Gardeners GARDEN TOURS TOMATO TASTING HERB-INFUSED REFRESHMENTS ARTISTS AT WORK MUSIC INSECT DISPLAYS CENTRAL OREGON MASTER PRESERVERS  PRESENTATION TOUR HOLLINSHEAD HOMESTEAD MUSEUM BEND PARKS AND RECREATION